Handbook of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
- 1st Edition - July 23, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Sarathchandran C., S.A Ilangovan, Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 9 9 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 9 9 5 - 9
Handbook of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials provides a comprehensive overview of carbon-based nanomaterials and recent advances in these specialized materials. This book opens with a br… Read more
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Handbook of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials provides a comprehensive overview of carbon-based nanomaterials and recent advances in these specialized materials. This book opens with a brief introduction to carbon, including the different forms of carbon and their range of uses. Each chapter systematically covers a different type of carbon-based nanomaterial, including its individual characteristics, synthesis techniques and applications in industry, biomedicine and research. This book offers a broad handbook on carbon-based nanomaterials, detailing the materials aspects, applications and recent advances of this expansive topic.
With its global team of contributing authors, Handbook of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials collates specific technical expertise from around the world, for each type of carbon-based nanomaterial. Due to the broad nature of the coverage, this book will be useful to an interdisciplinary readership, including researchers in academia and industry in the fields of materials science, engineering, chemistry, energy and biomedical engineering.
- Covers a range of carbon-based nanomaterials, including graphene, fullerenes and much more
- Describes key properties, synthesis techniques and characterization of each carbon-based nanomaterial
- Discusses a range of applications of carbon-based nanomaterials, from biomedicine to energy applications
Materials scientists, engineers, chemical engineers and biomedical engineers with an interest in carbon-based nanomaterials.
Preface
1. Introduction to carbon
2. Fullerenes and their applications
3. Carbon nano-onions: Synthesis, characterization, and application
4. Nanodiamonds: From synthesis to applications
5. Synthesis, characterization, and applications of graphene quantum dots
6. Carbon nanotubes
7. Applications of carbon nanotubes
8. Biomedical applications of carbon nanotubes
9. Carbon nanoflakes and nanofibers
10. 2D carbon graphdiyne: Fundamentals and applications
11. Graphene: The magic material
12. Biomedical applications of graphene
13. Graphitic carbon nitride: Synthesis and characterization
14. Graphitic carbon nitride: Applications
15. Modified graphitic carbon nitride: Synthesis, characterization, and applications: A comparative study
16. Transition metal carbide—MXene
17. Carbon nanospheres
18. Carbon aerogels: Synthesis, properties, and applications
19. Activated carbon: Synthesis, properties, and applications
20. Biocompatibility and biomedical applications of various carbon-based materials
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 23, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, IndiaSC
Sarathchandran C.
Dr. Sarathchandran C is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was previously Scientist (Contract) at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, India
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSI
S.A Ilangovan
S.A Ilangovan is Deputy Director at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in the Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Deputy Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, IndiaJM
Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján
Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján studied chemistry and obtained its PhD in Chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and as of July 1995 he is linked to the chemistry department of the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia). Obtaining a Magna Cum Laude grade both in his undergraduate thesis as well as in his PhD thesis. He is Director of the Porous Solids and Calorimetry research group. His area of interest is calorimetry applied to the characterization of porous solids, which he uses in the characterization of special materials. He designs and builds his own calorimeters in particular immersion and adsorption calorimeters. He has more than 350 publications on thermodynamics to his name
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaRead Handbook of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials on ScienceDirect